Glass syringe packaging carton



Patented July 29, 1952 I East Rutherford Syringef 1 f fortLN. J.,*a-oorp'oration oi i -Afiplicationripriljlz, isso sie'riai No 's'sgsi This invention relate-site cartons for "packag ing and shipping i'ragile'articles -and,rnore1.particularly, to an improved.oarton'forpackaging a glasshypodermicsyringe andarran'ged to protect the syringe and its constituent; elements from b k e. 1 .11 v .Such'syring'es are generally packedlina tram'of cardboard or the 1ike, fhavinga base; and side wa1ls',.the carton includingia fcorres'ponding" covfer arrangeditofitov er the tray' and e1ose.1-,hes'ame;

arrangements to; prevent accidental jarring and movement of the. constituent parts. Thejsyrin'ges include agIass barrel slidably receiving aclosely fitting glass iplunger. One end'jo'f. the barrel" is open, -to receive the p1ung'er',1andthe'flother end terminates in anozzie or'thelik'e'to accommodate ahypodermic needle; Theopenjendofth'e'barrel usually has an 'a-nnular flange, asdoejsthe p -I J'ej ti end of; the un er, w ereb .t e sy ge may be grippedand operated with ,onejhand. During shipment, unless speciaipretentive'means r r v e h las i ilu r ma ane 5 bottomo'f the barrel an jiffi u'lt in breaka ge. f o ar an e nt h teibw eiiiinrp f clude supporting" sdisk'sl engaging thebarrl and cushioning pdisks inserted" within the .barrel' gte prevent the plunger striking the barrel v bottom; Cotton for similar .material has been packed around the syringe to pr vent n10 ement in the carton. All of these arrangements ha ebeen finconvenient; unsat isfactory, and expensivejnso-f far, aslpack aging is concerned, It. ha's be'en proposed "toprovid'e a special card; boardfinser t ithin thetray for {engaging the syringe parts and preventing movement or the syringe relative ,to'thepartonj and movement'joi t ab l t ei q f une h his n r comprises an elongated cardboard stribfoldedf about longitudinally folded lines and provided witha rather complicated series: o fjc t-outs. tor'eceive the barrel'and plunger flan'g'es and provide space for grasping the syringe iori insertion and 're-' moval. Whil'eit is a {stepiqrward in the art, the,

prior art-insert has 'heen unsatisfactory from' the protetive standpoint; and has; been rather ex pensive to form. H I r w w e present invention isaccordingly directed tq an inprove'd insert, m; iwhi n a elongate tr p ofoardbbardor the like is folded aloeutftransverse.- lmfisi re d p ine -eni 'a gwt th e a i d. a an held" ,i ed ra lel. la n e se-j Th ifirj rm n iqn d panel forms a 'oush ioningend reinforcing layer m me tray'base. 'Theslecond mentioned pane]; and a These gglass syringes? require special) protective e endingflpanels formed with matching recesses to. engageably receive .thejiin'nerend of the .barrel.

protecting thejsyringe during shipinerit, and in;

' atii'ielji 'connot'ed to the us 5 a dis arrange These recesses extend from the upper edges of such panels to points.,-short of theilower edges thereto, in; such manner that the barrel. is sup- Qried ines a df a al re a on-t t e tr bOfiZQIIlgQI bflSQ-i -Th rpatsiof the -recesses are o fglesswidth thanthe iameter of the-:barrelyso that-the lathe-must "be :pressedainto the recesses ndi re ea aab fl ke :t r n-a ainstoutward movement.- 1 :Gther 1 portions 40f "the? strip from s :formedactto:properly-space the-upwardly extending panels with; reference; to-the :end=-wa11s;"of the Itray.

M 1201' a rgmore thorough understanding of: the

principles-m me; invention reference isrmade tothe followin'gdescriptionrof af-typioa'l embodiment theretocas's illustratedi-in-the accompanying'draw ing. In the drawing:

Figfl is a top plantzviw ofthe"inventioncarton with the cov'e'riremoved; illustrating, I broken 1-ines;:hovn a'syrihge is sUppOrt'ed "b'y the insert or fi'ller-thereinf P w I a :Fig'. '2 'T'iS a longitudinal sectional. view 'on the" line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

f 3 and 4 are transverse sectiohal views on the eorrespondin'glvnumberediines of Fig.2.

Fig. 'S'Jis'apIan view of th fille'r'or' insert blank syringe to, of glass' or-sinimr material, compris ing a. barrel l l, terminating in a. nozzle [Land a iiluhger l'a; "Nozzl l a ran e -tempt nua-l hypodermic needle ina known manner. 7 ing fit j-Withinbarrelf I, and has flange or head l-Matits outer endl Barrel 'lj "ikeyvise hasa an e: at i mi er. en I .aireadl f m'eansfiq c r he n erat n h ng U 'WhiG i y I atmg a base 2|, ends fl and side 5 23, d to have a similarly shaped cover heldi'against strikinglthe th'e inVentidn-carton is ar- 'Pliinger l'j has a; close' slid elongated rectangular strip 3|of flat material,

preferably heavy cardboard. .Strip3l is folded. along transverse fold lines ,32 through 3 8 to provide sections 3la through 3|h. Sections 3112 and 3|c are equal in length and arranged parallel to tray bottom 2| (Fig. 2), being interconnected at i one end of the tray by a vertical wall formed by narrow section 3|b. Section am, as best seen in Fig. 2,.lies a ainst traybottomor base 2|, whereas, sectionftf'ljc'lis i'nfspaced relationjtothe tray bottom, being supported'at its innermost end by the vertical wall'formed by narrow s'ection.3|d. The next 'sectiontle, likewise lies against tray bottom 2|, and it "will be noted that section 3|a forms a limit, stop for'movement of section 3|e'to the left (Fig. 2) Sections3 If and My arejfolded about'line 31 to form an' inverted V, which is held in properly supported position by section 3|h, lyingagainst tra bottom 2| and abutting right end wall 2 2; and section 3|a, abutting left end wall 22 and limiting leftward movement of, section 3|e.,

Before strip 3| is folded as described, it is provided with cut-outs to receive syringe H1 and hold the same against movement within carton 20.1 A cut-out 40 in section 3|c is shaped'to receive plunger |3 and the inner end of barrel ll, having lateral extensions "4|, 4| receiving flange I4 and lateral extensions, 42 receiving flange- |6.'" The longitudinal spacing of e'xtensions H from extensions' 42 is greater than the spacing of flanges MandiG when plunger |3is fully pushed into barrel it. Consequently, when the flanges are engaged in their respective cut-out extensions, :theainner. end' of plunger I3 is maintained in spaced. relation to the bottom of barrel thus preventing accidental'contact of'these elements. r Cut-out 4|).is continued into a cut-out '43 extending the full depth of section. 3 Id, so that the outerendofisyringe l0 rests on folded under extension 3 a. This latter forms a reinforcing and cushioning layer ontray bottom 2| to protect the syringe against shock.

Identical and interconnected cut-outs .45, 45 are formed insections 3| f and 3|g, respectively, having are shaped outer ends conforming to the surface of barrel The inner, connected ends ofthe cut out have alateral dimension less than the outer. diameter of barrel so that the cutouts- 45, lelcokjn pl n someWhat like a dumbbell.

line.3'| to form. the inverted V, a supporting reces's'is formed'which has an entrance throat of less' width than the outer diameter of barrel Consequently, some slight pressure must be used to force the outer end of the barrel into the recess', [and the inwardly projectinglips 51, H retain. the barrel against accidental movement out of therecesses. Cut-outs 45,46 do not extend the full, depth of sections 3 f, 3|g, so that barrel is supported in'sp'aced parallel relation to .tray

bottorn2l; i

. when-sections ftf lf andg 3|gare folded-about The syringe may be readily engaged in the insert 30, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the cutouts are so related to the end walls 22 of tray so that the outer end of plunger l3 and the nozzle l2 are held firmly in spaced relation to the end walls 22. While flange I6 rests on section 3 la, it is; protected as this section forms acushion on tray bottom 2|. The rest of the syringe is firmly held in spaced parallel relation to tray bottom 2| and to the upper edges of the tray side and end walls.

The insert is inexpensive, efficient, and easily used. The transversely extending trough formed by sections 3|d, 3|e and 3| allows the syringe to bereadily grasped for insertion or removal.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail to illustrate'the application of the invention principles thereto, it should be understood that the invention maybe otherwise embodied withoutdepartingfrom s'uchp'rinciples' 1' 'Whatis claimed is: i

j1.' ]In combination with (a syringe offthfe'type having 'a barrel provided with a flan gefat its outer end and a plunger having a'flan'gejatf iits outer end and engaged within the barrel; a cartonincluding a tray having'a base and'side and end walls, a filler insert for thetray includ ing an elongated strip 'of relatively ,sunlmag terial having'a width equal to the inside width of 'thetray, said strip being folded aboutllorigitudinally spaced transverse linesto"forrnfjfirstand second spaced panels substantially equal -inlengt'h and interconnected by, a first relatively short wall,fsaidfirst panellying against the tray'b'ase and engaging one tray end wall, 'saidfirst short wall lying againstlsaid one tray 'end wallJQa third panel engaging the tray base and connected to said second panel bya secondrelatively short wall substantially equal in ,lngthflto the first plunger flanges, the longitudinal spacing ofthe extensions being greater thanthe spacing of. such,

flanges when the plunger is fully pushed into the'barrel, and said second 's'hortwall'haying a cut-out to receive uieb'arra and. continuous with the. panel cut-outi' said upwardly. extending panels being formed with matched recesses extending from theupper edgeslofsaid upwardly.

extending panels to' points spaced from the lower edges of the'latteriahd'engageablyreceiving the inner end of'the barreland supporting the same in spaced relationto thetrayi base; said first.

panel forming a reinforcing and cushioning layer engag'eable by the barrel'nange; A

2. In combination witha yringeof :-the type having a barrel providedwith afiangeatits outer. end and a plunger having a flange-atits,

outer end and engaged within the barrel a carton including atray having abase and side and end walls, a filler insert for the tray including an elongated strip or relatively sun material hav-.

inga width equal to the inside width of the my,

said I'str'ipilbeing folded about mnawamauy spaced 'transverselines to form first and second spaced panels substantially equal in lengthand interconnected by. a first relatively short walL.

said first panel lying against the tray base and the other tray end wall and interconnected to the third panel by a pair of substantially equal length upwardly extending panels folded to form an inverted V; said second panel having a cutout shaped to fit the outer ends of the barrel and plunger, including cut-out extensions snugly receiving the barrel and plunger flanges, the longitudinal spacing of the extensions being greater than the spacing of such flanges when the plunger is fully pushed into the barrel, and said second short wall having a cut-out to receive the barrel and continuous with the panel cut-out; said upwardly extending panels being formed with matching recesses extending from the upper edges of said upwardly extending panels to points spaced from the lower edges of the latter and engageably receiving the inner end of the barrel and supporting the same in spaced relation to the tray base; said first panel forming a reinforcing and cushioning layer engageable by the barrel flange.

SAMUEL KOLODNY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,136,099 Carter 1 Apr. 20, 1915 1,367,600 Hirsch Feb. 8, 1921 1,370,525 Eisenkraft Mar. 8, 1921 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 634,737 France Nov. 30, 1927 

